Saud Kariri

Saud Kariri
Personal information
Full name Saud Ali Kariri
Date of birth (1980-07-08) 8 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Hilal (Director of football)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Al-Qadisiyah 68 (5)
2003–2013 Al-Ittihad 170 (7)
2013–2016 Al-Hilal 47 (2)
2016–2018 Al-Shabab 21 (0)
Total 306 (14)
International career‡
2001–2015 Saudi Arabia 133 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2015

Saud Ali Kariri (Arabic: سعود علي كريري, born 8 July 1980) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and who previously played with Al Ittihad.[2] He had also previously played for Al-Qadisiyah, the team that introduced most of the Saudi football stars.[3]

He played for the Saudi Arabia national team and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[4] After 14 years, in 2015 he retired from the national team, he has 133 caps.[5]

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Honours was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "أندية الشرقية مصنع النجوم.. فمتى تعود إلى الذهب؟". alriyadh.com (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ Saud Kariri – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ "سعود كريري يعتزل اللعب الدولي". alriyadh.com (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.